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2 unusual facts about Calgary Flames


Angus MacGyver

Throughout his childhood, in his youth and in adult age, MacGyver is an active player of ice hockey, having played in his local hockey leagues and coached for a minor league team; he is also a supporter of the Calgary Flames.

XSPORT

First hockey match that was showed on this channel was Edmonton Oilers - Calgary Flames.


Ben Hanowski

Hanowski's NHL rights were traded late in his senior season as the Penguins dealt him to the Calgary Flames along with Kenny Agostino and a first round draft pick in exchange for Calgary captain Jarome Iginla.

Chris Biotti

He was drafted in the first round, 17th overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

CIBK-FM

Among the many parodies the VIRGIN Morning Show plays, they have parodied In da Club to create the more popular "In da Dome" in 2004 (with revised versions for 2006, 2007, and 2009) when the Calgary Flames were in their Stanley Cup runs (along with She Bangs by Ricky Martin, parodied as The Flames).

Jeremy Jacobs

At the NHL Board of Governors meeting in June 2007, Jacobs was elected Chairman of the Board, replacing the Calgary Flames' Harley Hotchkiss, who stepped down after 12 years in the position.

Jim Peplinski

James Desmond Peplinski (born October 24, 1960 in Renfrew, Ontario) is a Canadian former National Hockey League (NHL) player and captain for the Calgary Flames.

Minnesota North Stars

With the addition of new players such as Minnesota native and ex-1980 Olympian Neal Broten and sniper Dino Ciccarelli, the North Stars had five straight winning seasons starting in 1979–80, which included back-to-back trips to the Stanley Cup semifinals, first against the Flyers in 1980 and then against the Calgary Flames in 1981.

North American 3 Hockey League

Many prominent college and pro hockey players have played in the CSHL at one point in their careers, including 2007 Hobey Baker finalist Eric Ehn (Metro Jets), Colorado Avalanche forward and 2010 U.S. Olympian Paul Stastny (St. Louis Jr. Blues) and Chris Butler (St. Louis Jr. Blues), now in the Calgary Flames' organization.

Stéphane Yelle

On October 1, 2002, prior to the 2002–03 season, Stéphane was traded by the Avalanche, along with Chris Drury, to the Calgary Flames for Derek Morris, Dean McAmmond and Jeff Shantz.

Toni Lydman

He first played competitively in his native Finland with Tappara, and HIFK of the SM-liiga before enjoying a lengthy career in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres and the Anaheim Ducks.

USA Thursday Game of the Week

USA also didn't televise Games 2 and 5 of the playoff series between the Calgary Flames and Minnesota North Stars (April 30 and May 7 respectively) because of baseball games involving the Minnesota Twins vs. the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. the Philadelphia Phillies respectively.


see also

2005–06 Calgary Flames season

The team is co-owned by the Calgary Flames, and the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, a philanthropist organization in Omaha.

Beamsville, Ontario

Paul Laus, a former Florida Panthers defenceman and Ryan Christie, who played seven games with the Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames are also Beamsville natives.

Kai Haaskivi

Haaskivi is brother-in-law of former star Finnish ice hockey player Matti Hagman and uncle to Calgary Flames Left Wing Niklas Hagman.

Ladislav Šmíd

On November 8, 2013, Smid was traded to the Calgary Flames along with Olivier Roy for Roman Horak and Laurent Brossoit.

Mac's Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament

All five male teams - the Calgary Flames, Royals, Northstars and Buffaloes, as well as the Strathmore UFA Bisons play league games in the Alberta Midget Hockey League.

Murray Edwards

N. Murray Edwards, Canadian businessman and co-owner of the Calgary Flames

Ralph Scurfield

Ralph Thomas Scurfield (1928–1985), Canadian businessman and owner of the Calgary Flames